Activists Spent a Decade Getting Cops Out of Ontario’s Schools. Doug Ford’s Government Is About to Put Them Back

Activists Spent a Decade Getting Cops Out of Ontario’s Schools. Doug Ford’s Government Is About to Put Them Back

"It’s so draining, like, 'Here we are again'"

Bill 33 and the school-to-prison pipeline: Ontario’s dangerous return to policing in schools

On May 29, 2025, the Ontario government introduced Bill 33, the Supporting Children and Students Act. If passed, it would mandate the return of School Resource Officers (SROs)—uniformed police stationed in schools—across all publicly funded school boards. Premier Doug Ford’s Ministers frame the bill as a common-sense safety measure. But to many students, families, and